Electrical Myth busting!

[pencilpusher]

First of all, Happy New Year to everyone...................

Now, having had a thread attract a scaremongerer this week about the "myth" of extending a PME suppy to an outbuilding, I am very interested to hear about electrical myths others have heard of and would like to share. (This is a serious thread to collate myths about electrical can and cannot do's - no other myths are welcome!) Maybe we could compile a list of the top ten electrical myths at the end.

I will start then - You cannot export (extend) a TNCS supply to an outbuilding ..........or else!

Over to you.......................

 

[alarm man]

Never trust an Electrician that needs to blow his own trumpet!! Self praise is generally seen as No praise ...and with good reason!! ...lol!!!

ive seen sparks who could make trupmet noises with a length of 20mm glav,years ive tried and i still cant do it,anyone who can,give up your secrets..

 

[telectrix]

30 smokes a day don't help.

 

[Silly Sausage]

ive seen sparks who could make trupmet noises with a length of 20mm glav

He must have been a closet plumber.

 

[JD6400]

Never trust an Electrician that needs to blow his own trumpet!! Self praise is generally seen as No praise ...and with good reason!! ...lol!!!

Or just , Never trust a Electrician !
Well it seems that way sometimes , and ironically a lot of thats down to a bald bloke that looks like a ex con and some bird that used to get her baps out for a living ! Funny old world when you stop to look ain't it ?

 

[GLENNSPARK]

ive seen sparks who could make trupmet noises with a length of 20mm glav,years ive tried and i still cant do it,anyone who can,give up your secrets..

try sitting next to my boss in the van for a bit...he`s always making trumping noises n all........just fluffs em out all day he does..lol....

 

[Guitarist]

Boss..... I remember those days...

 

[Dcf]

The electrician man will come to your house n plug his diagnostic machine in.this will reset all parameters on your old fuse box and clear any software anomaly on your faulty circuits.no lifting carpets moving furniture required.

 

[jcd]

'' its turned off, therefore i definatley wont get a shock''

 

[IQ Electrical]

The use of a single RCD to protect an installation will automatically result in an old lady falling down a flight of stairs to her death at the first nuisance trip. (trip!)

 

[Guitarist]

Armoured cable is "digger-proof"

 

[pencilpusher]

The thread I started is slowly descending into absolute chaos.:45:

 

[MarkieSparkie]

The disconnection times for a TT earthing arrangement can only be achieved by using RCD fault protection.

 

[ackbarthestar]

The use of a single RCD to protect an installation will automatically result in an old lady falling down a flight of stairs to her death at the first nuisance trip. (trip!)

That's logical, and is why you don't install the ccu at the top of the stairwell

 

[Knobhead]

The thread I started is slowly descending into absolute chaos.:45:

Chaos is better organised
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[ian.settle1]

That's logical, and is why you don't install the ccu at the top of the stairwell

Why would you fit a CCU on the first floor?